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Massachusetts Treatment Centers

in Massachusetts

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Drug Facts

  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Taking Ecstasy can cause liver failure.
  • Drugs are divided into several groups, depending on how they are used.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Over 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking or using illicit drugs before the age of 18.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • Phenobarbital was soon discovered and marketed as well as many other barbituric acid derivatives
  • Substance Use Treatment at a Specialty Facility: Treatment received at a hospital (inpatient only), rehabilitation facility (inpatient or outpatient), or mental health center to reduce alcohol use, or to address medical problems associated with alcohol use.
  • In the course of the 20th century, more than 2500 barbiturates were synthesized, 50 of which were eventually employed clinically.
  • The intense high a heroin user seeks lasts only a few minutes.
  • The sale of painkillers has increased by over 300% since 1999.
  • 3.8% of twelfth graders reported having used Ritalin without a prescription at least once in the past year.
  • Stimulants can increase energy and enhance self esteem.
  • 1 in 10 high school students has reported abusing barbiturates
  • Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid analgesic that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent.
  • 45% of those who use prior to the age of 15 will later develop an addiction.
  • Alcohol is a sedative.
  • Many smokers say they have trouble cutting down on the amount of cigarettes they smoke. This is a sign of addiction.
  • Overdoses caused by painkillers are more common than heroin and cocaine overdoses combined.

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